Sentence examples for amounting to collective from inspiring English sources

"Instead of investigating and arresting specific suspects, the army carried out operations amounting to collective punishment".

It asserted that the blockade was illegal in all aspects, amounting to collective punishment of the Palestinians of Gaza.

But Amnesty's Lama Fakih said the Kurds' treatment of civilians amounted to collective punishment.

Human Rights Watch, based in New York, said Thursday that the fuel and expected electricity cuts "amount to collective punishment".

But Palestinians and human rights activists say these actions are legally unacceptable, and often amount to collective punishment of Palestinians.

That proposal had been opposed by peacekeeping nations who argued that it amounted to collective punishment for the actions of a few individuals.

Even before the war, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the blockade amounted to collective punishment of the civilian population.

Many Tawergans acknowledge that men from their town collaborated with the Qaddafi army, but said that the response has amounted to collective punishment.

For another, its many semiprivate dealers occasionally mount shows en masse, whether by plan or coincidence, that amount to collective mood swings.

But would an Islamic state be prepared to take the jihad to the enemy even if it would result in what amounts to collective suicide through the destruction of the state and its citizens?

"We must all accept that Israel has a moral and legal right to live in peace within recognised and secure borders, but does the prime minister accept that right does not legitimise action that is disproportionate and amounts to collective punishment of Lebanon and in Gaza?" he asked.